Assistant Vice President, Transportation Project Manager

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a full-time, Assistant VP Transportation Project Manager for our Tempe, AZ office. Be involved in projects with our Civil Engineering Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Your Impact

Project/Design 

• Serve as Civil task lead on transportation projects for clients in the Southwest/Mountain District.
• Lead project teams to achieve overall project objectives.
• Work closely with clients to meet and exceed their expectations.
• Support project managers to prepare, negotiate, and/or oversee scope, schedule and budget, changes and risk, as well as plans, specifications, estimates and/or bid packages.
• Perform quality assurance/quality control, ensuring that cost, schedule, and quality objectives are met for engineering activities and are commensurate with quality standards and client requirements.
• Coordinate with other design disciplines, and workshare with other offices across the Southwest/Mountain District.
• Remain current in latest civil engineering techniques and practices.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

People & Performance Leadership 

• Responsible to assist in the growth and development of the Civil Engineering/Roadway design team.
• Mentor or supervise early career staff to support their growth and professional development.

Business Development 

• Collaborate with other local offices and in-house national transportation delivery experts to provide clients with innovative and future-focused solutions.
   

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of relevant post education experience in task management of civil engineering and design projects. 
• Demonstrated experience working with public agencies.
• Experience as a lead designer on public and/or private sector projects.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with local agencies, State Department of Transportation, and/or Transit Agencies projects and their design standards.
• Established client relationship and industry contacts.
• Experience participating in business development strategy and implementation.

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